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4000 Essential English w ordscommerce in that area was reduced4000 Essential English Words, Book 4commerce in that area was reduced. Citizens could no longer purchase the goods that they
needed to survive. Their life became difficult.
A poor scribe from the area wanted to help. He hitchhiked to the capital to ask the
emperor for charity. He was invited to the palace. It was large and cozy. Tables were loaded
with food, and fires burned warmly in every fireplace.
The emperor sat up upon his throne, and the scribe stood in front of him.
“I’ve come to ask for help,” the scribe said. “We’re all very poor and hungry. You’ve
used up all of the forests, and now we have nothing to sell.”
Then he added a warning. “If we don’t receive help, I’m
afraid that the entire empire will suffer. We must
establish some unity.”
Upon hearing the scribe’s request, the
emperor’s bad temper surfaced. He mocked
the scribe. “You think I should help,” he said
and laughed. “You should just be happy
to belong to this great empire. You will get
nothing from me.”
The emperor felt no pity for the citizens
of the western area. They were condemned
to starve. The scribe returned home with
nothing.
Not long after, an enemy invaded the
empire from the west. They were marching
to the capital. Because the citizens felt
persecuted by the emperor, they remained
neutral. They didn’t fight the invaders but
allowed them to march freely to the capital.
The emperor was defeated. If he had
heeded the words of the scribe, then the
citizens might have been the victors. But
because he had treated them badly, they
treated him badly in return.
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